India and Indonesia are countries that achieved their independence in an almost exact time. India celebrates its independence on 15th of August 1947, while Indonesia is on the August 17th 1945, two years earlier than India. India has struggled for their independence from Britain while Indonesia from Dutch. These two countries share certain values and […]
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Indonesia is a vast archipelago that unites a lot of ethnic groups that has their own values and traditions. From Dutch occupation for almost 350 years, then Indonesia learn to unite by suffered together under colonial’s rule. From the difficulties Indonesian people had been facing for 3 centuries, then they have learned to cope all […]
“For the words that flows from your heart are my finest tranquilizer” The story began when loads of smoke exhaled throughout my mouth, the uncountable substances that flew out from my mouth to fill the room that fully loaded with unstable people that would like to complete themselves thoroughly, for their essence in life are […]
When I was just …
When I was just a little boy, I asked my mother,“What would I be?”“Will I be famous, will I be rich?” Here’s what she said to me“Que sera sera, whatever will be, will be”“The future is not ours to see, que sera sera” When I was just a child in school, I asked my teacher,“What […]
One of The Ways
“Even if thousands of Socrates resurrects and have another thousand years of dialectics, still they could not describe this Love.” – Mahatma Putra Photo: Mahatma Putra‘s Personal Archive What I am about to write is something that is corny and shallow when it is not being experienced. It is about one’s purpose in life, to […]
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“A Man Left Lonely” A man left lonely will soon grow tired of waiting,He’ll do crazy things, yeah, on lonely occasions.A simple conversation for the new women now and againMakes a touchy situation when a good face come into your head.And when he gets lonely, he’s thinking ’bout her women,He knows she’s taking him for […]
Then Che Asked #3
Photo: Mahatma Putra‘s Personal Archive The room was black, as black as his past. He sat there alone, in his black Victorian-chair, accompanied only by his books. He had no friends, for he thought there were no one he could speak to, he thought everyone else was dumb and that if he socialize with them, […]
The Rise of Fashionistas
Photo courtesy of Change! Magazine. Photographer: Mahatma Putra. Model: Astrid. Make-up Artist: Alya. Fashion Stylist: Arfa Suci So, what is fashion? Literally fashion was translated as a mode for people to dress, and fashion always come to the term of noun. It is a thing that cycling around the era, something abstract that tells people […]
Jubilating Kala
Photo: Mahatma Putra‘s Personal Archive The room was black,as black as my past.The memories were dark,glancing in a blast.From an old clock rack,tick-tocked in a rush. _ It was rainy today, I saw at the weather forecast.It was wet and cold, yet we ate Haagen-Dazs.We were together, yet we listened to Radiohead’s ‘Just.’Finally you said […]